Wet Growing Season in Eastern Minnesota (updated July 10, 2012)

Overview:

The 2012 growing season has been extraordinarily wet across sections of central, east central, and
northeast Minnesota. Seasonal precipitation totals starting with April 1 exceed 16 inches in many of these areas, topping the historical
average by eight or more inches. In some communities, the seasonal rainfall total exceeds 20 inches, more than double the
long-term mean. For a large area of northeast Minnesota, and a smaller area of central and southeast Minnesota, April 1-to-present
rainfall totals are the highest on record when compared with historical data for the same time period (see maps below).